Best Platformer Games
1,190 Platformer games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Journey to Silius
Released: Aug 10, 1990
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100 • 28 votes
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
Journey to Silius, known in Japan as RAF World, is a side-scrolling run and gun video game developed by Tokai Engineering and published by Sunsoft for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990.
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
Released: Feb 5, 2013
Critic rating: 79.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time is a stealth platformer developed by Sanzaru Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.
Trials HD
Released: Aug 12, 2009
Critic rating: 83.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Racing, Sport
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Trials HD is a full-featured, physics-based motorcycle racing game with more than 50 tracks in two unique game modes.
Commander Keen in Goodbye, Galaxy!: Secret of the Oracle
Released: Nov 22, 1991
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100 • 38 votes
Genres: Platform
Platforms: DOS
Game modes: Single player
In episode one of the fourth episode of the Commander Keen series, "Secret of the Oracle", Keen rockets to an alien planet to rescue the Keepers of the Oracle, who are the only ones capable of helping Keen find out more about the Shikadi.
Kirby's Dream Land 2
Released: Mar 21, 1995
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100 • 75 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy
Game modes: Single player
Kirby returns and has joined forces with new friends in this thrilling sequel!
Kirby: Canvas Curse
Released: Mar 24, 2005
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
Your DS stylus has been infused with the power to paint!
VectorMan 2
Released: Nov 15, 1996
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
A routine sludge barge excursion is cut short when a mysterious missile critically damages VectorMan’s ship.
Metal Slug X
Released: Mar 10, 1999
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Web browser, Neo Geo MVS, Linux, Wii, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Metal Slug X is upgraded version of Metal Slug 2 (Metal Slug 2: Super Vehicle-001/I), which was released in March 1999 for the Neo Geo MVS.
Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy
Released: Aug 31, 2023
Critic rating: 83.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy will take Amadeus the Wizard, Zoya the Thief, and Pontius the Knight on their most action-packed journey yet!
Wario Land II
Released: Mar 9, 1998
Critic rating: 78.9 / 100 • 50 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Game Boy
Game modes: Single player
What kind of no-good ruffians would break into my castle and steal my treasures?!
Mark of the Ninja: Remastered
Released: Oct 9, 2018
Critic rating: 78.9 / 100 • 56 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja.
Yoshi's Island DS
Released: Nov 13, 2006
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
Yoshi's Island DS is a 2D platformer for the Nintendo DS in the Yoshi's Island series.
Donkey Kong Land 2
Released: Sep 23, 1996
Critic rating: 78.9 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy
Game modes: Single player
Donkey Kong Land 2 is the first sequel to Donkey Kong Land for the Nintendo Game Boy and was released in 1996.
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
Released: May 23, 2018
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
“Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon” is packed with the retro charm that made the legendary 2D action games of the 80s so enjoyable.
Castlevania
Released: Sep 26, 1986
Critic rating: 78.9 / 100 • 347 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Family Computer Disk System, Arcade, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
Step into the shadows of the deadliest dwelling on earth.
Dust: An Elysian Tail
Released: Aug 15, 2012
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity.
Wonder Boy in Monster World
Released: Oct 25, 1991
Critic rating: 78.9 / 100 • 27 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Monsters have taken over the land, and every day the citizens fear for their lives, hoping that a hero will step forth and bring peace to the embattled country.
Rocket Knight Adventures
Released: Aug 5, 1993
Critic rating: 78.8 / 100 • 49 votes
Genres: Shooter, Platform
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Game modes: Single player
He's courageous!
MediEvil II
Released: Apr 21, 2000
Critic rating: 78.8 / 100 • 55 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
MediEvil II is an action-adventure game developed by SCE Cambridge Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.
Ultimate Chicken Horse
Released: Mar 4, 2016
Critic rating: 79.4 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Racing, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Ever wish you were a wall-jumping, arrow-dodging, trap-setting horse, besting your animal pals in a race through a peril-laden obstacle course that you all built together?
Kirby Mass Attack
Released: Aug 4, 2011
Critic rating: 85.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
One day, an evildoer with a magic cane appears and splits Kirby into 10 pieces.
Spyro the Dragon
Released: Sep 9, 1998
Critic rating: 78.7 / 100 • 368 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Spyro the Dragon is a platform game developed by Insomniac Games for the PlayStation.
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
Released: Apr 28, 2011
Critic rating: 77.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Developed by a hugely-talented, Tokyo-based team headed by the legendary Sawaki Takeyasu (Devil May Cry) and Masato Kimura (Okami, Viewtiful Joe) El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron, draws players into a rich storyline inspired by events in the Old Testament's apocryphal 'Book of Enoch.' In the game, players take on the role of Enoch and must harness his natural combat skills to master a range of powerful and Heavenly weapons under the guidance of the watchful Archangels.
Mega Man 3
Released: Sep 28, 1990
Critic rating: 78.7 / 100 • 203 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform
Platforms: Arcade, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
It's robot rebellion, and nobody's safe!
Contra
Released: Feb 2, 1988
Critic rating: 78.7 / 100 • 81 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform
Platforms: Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Contra is the NES port of the homonymous 1987 arcade game.